The Development Cure
Andrew Sullivan The Daily Dish Nov 07 09DiA is skeptical of John Nagl's prescription for Afghanistan: Mr Nagl writes that the world's greatest security threats in this century come not from states that are too strong, but from states that are too weak to control their territory.... Full story...
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Beyond Intuition
Andrew Sullivan The Daily Dish 8 hours agoRazib Khan builds off the arguments in Michael Specter's new book: [S]erious problems emerge when our intuitive prejudices push themselves into the scientific domain.
The Decline Of Empires
Andrew Sullivan The Daily Dish 8 hours agoA fascinating way to look at it: No visualization of American power yet. But look how quickly empires tend to implode.
A Long-term Suggestion
Andrew Sullivan The Daily Dish 9 hours agoJohn McWhorter asks Obama to end the drug war: [P]erhaps the unemployment crisis, the real estate crisis, the health care crisis, and even global warming are more urgent matters in the grand scheme of things just now.
In Whom We Trust?
Andrew Sullivan The Daily Dish 9 hours agoClay Shirky ponders trust on the web: Authority...performs a dual function; looking to authorities is a way of increasing the likelihood of being right, and of reducing the penalty for being wrong.
For How Long Will Unemployment Keep Rising?
Andrew Sullivan The Daily Dish 11 hours agoA reader said the current counter-recession policies felt like "Mission Accomplished" all over again.
The Neuroscience Of Reading
Andrew Sullivan The Daily Dish 12 hours agoStanislas Dehaene, chair of Experimental Cognitive Psychology at the Collège de France, gives his view of the brain: What I am proposing is that the human brain is a much more constrained organ than we think, and that it places.
The Uncanny
Andrew Sullivan The Daily Dish 13 hours agoJoe Kloc examines why we get creeped out by lifelike robots and lifeless bodies: Disturbing experiences that feel both familiar and strange are instances of the “uncanny,” an intuitive concept, yet one that has defied simple explanation for more than.
Nietzsche's Piety
Andrew Sullivan The Daily Dish 13 hours agoStephen Williams reviews the latest work by Bruce Ellis Benson: The argument in this volume is that Nietzsche retained his native Pietism.
Egyptians, Soccer and Fireworks
Andrew Sullivan The Daily Dish 14 hours agoGraeme Wood gets caught up in the frenzy: After and during the Saturday victory, fans set me on fire twice.
Counting Cavemen
Andrew Sullivan The Daily Dish 15 hours agoCarl Zimmer reports: Despite the late appearance of higher mathematics, there is growing evidence that numbers are not really a recent invention - not even remotely.
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